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audiphone|ˈɔːdɪfəʊn|
[f. L. audī-re to hear + Gr. ϕωνή sound. (Improperly formed after telephone, ‘that which sounds afar,’ from Gr. -ϕωνος sounding, that sounds; whereas audiphone seems intended to mean ‘that which hears sound.’)]
An instrument which, pressed against the upper teeth, enables the deaf to hear more distinctly.
1880Scribner's Mag. Feb. 637 The audiphone will prove to be of great value to deaf mutes, as it enables them to hear their own voices. 1882A. Crane in Leisure H. July 412 The audiphone, a fan-like instrument which materially alleviates certain phases of deafness. |